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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

drill [drɪl]
  1. 1. noun [c] (tool,machine) (for DIY etc) 钻
  2. 2. noun [of dentist] 钻头
  3. 3. noun (for mining etc) 钻孔器
  4. 4. noun [u] (fabric) 斜纹布
  5. 5. noun [(for fire] [ air raid)] 演习
  6. 6. vt. [+hole] 在…上钻孔
  7. 7. vt. [+troops] (train) 训练
  8. 8. vt. [+pupils] (in grammar,maths,singing etc) 训练
  9. 9. vi. [wall] [ floor etc+] to drill (into) (在…)钻孔
  10. 10. vi. [oil] [ water] [ gas+] to drill (for) 钻(探某物)

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

drill [drɪl]
  1. 1. verb 钻(孔),打(眼
    To drill holes in a mirror, you need a special mirror drill bit.
    镜子钻孔,你需要一个特殊的镜子钻头
    Don't drill here, there's a gas pipe.
    在这里钻井下面燃气管道
  2. 2. vt. [Military] 训练操练
    I began to drill the boys in military exercises and procedures.
    开始按照军事演习程序训练男孩们。
  3. 3. vt. 反复练习
    I would drill the piano for three or four hours a day.
    我每天练习钢琴三四个小时
    We drilled French verbs every day.
    我每天钻研法语动词
  4. 4. vt. 灌输反复讲解
    The teacher drilled Chinese idioms into their heads.
    老师将汉语成语灌输他们的头脑中。
  5. 5. vi. [Military] 练兵进行操练
    The sergeant will drill his troops into shape.
    中士训练部队走上正轨
  6. 6. vt. 条播
  7. 7. n.[c] 钻子钻头
    I used a drill to make a hole in the concrete wall.
    我用钻头混凝土墙上钻了一个洞。
  8. 8. noun [Person Name] 德里
  9. 9. n.[c/u] [Zoology] 鬼狒
    We saw a family of drills at the zoo.
    我们动物园看到一群鬼狒。
  10. 10. n.[c/u] 训练练习
    The basketball team was doing the same drill for the entire practice session.
    篮球队整个演练期间做着同样系统训练
  11. 11. n.[u] [Military] 操练练兵
    The soldiers will practice their drills early in the morning.
    士兵们将在清晨操练
  12. 12. n.[c] 条播机
  13. 13. n.[u] 斜纹布
  14. 14. n.[u] [Spoken] 常规步骤程序
  15. 15. n.[c] 演习演练

Collins English-English Dictionary

drill [drɪl]
  1. 1. n a rotating tool that is inserted into a drilling machine or tool for boring cylindrical holes
  2. 2. n a hand tool, either manually or electrically operated, for drilling holes
  3. 3. n [Military] training in procedures or movements, as for ceremonial parades or the use of weapons
  4. 4. n (as modifier)
    drill hall
  5. 5. n strict and often repetitious training or exercises used as a method of teaching
  6. 6. n [Spoken] correct procedure or routine
  7. 7. n a marine gastropod mollusc, Urosalpinx cinera, closely related to the whelk, that preys on oysters
  8. 8. vb to pierce, bore, or cut (a hole) in (material) with or as if with a drill
    to drill a hole
    to drill metal
  9. 9. vb to instruct or be instructed in military procedures or movements
  10. 10. vt. [tr] to teach by rigorous exercises or training
  11. 11. vt. [tr] [Spoken] to hit (a ball) in a straight line at great speed
  12. 12. vt. [tr] [Spoken] to riddle with bullets
  13. 13. vt. See also drill down
  14. 14. vt. [Etymology] C17: from Middle Dutch drillen; related to Old High German draen to turn
drill [drɪl]
  1. 1. n a machine for planting seeds in rows or depositing fertilizer
  2. 2. n a small furrow in which seeds are sown
  3. 3. n a row of seeds planted using a drill
  4. 4. vb to plant (seeds) by means of a drill
  5. 5. vb [Etymology] C18: of uncertain origin; compare German Rille furrow
drill [drɪl]
  1. 1. n a hard-wearing twill-weave cotton cloth, used for uniforms, etc
  2. 2. n [Etymology] C18: variant of German Drillich, from Latin trilix, from tri- + licium thread
drill [drɪl]
  1. 1. n an Old World monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of W Africa, related to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly coloured
  2. 2. n [Etymology] C17: from a West African word; compare mandrill

Examples

pneumatic drill
风钻
The soldiers had to practice their drill formations daily.
士兵每天都进行队列训练。
I used a drill to make a hole in the concrete wall.
我用钻头在混凝土墙上钻了一个洞。
I began to drill the boys in military exercises and procedures.
我开始按照军事演习和程序来训练男孩们。
The sergeant will drill his troops into shape.
中士将训练部队走上正轨。

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